compost

Example Sentences

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Not only dreams but broken dreams — the compost that can happen when you digest broken dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Microbes break down everything but bones, which are ground into the final compost mix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Shannon also feared that the sheer quantity of flowers and the gases they were emitting could create a compost fire, so volunteers had to monitor temperatures carefully and brought in fans.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Stewart opted out of the burial/cremation dichotomy, saying she wanted to become compost.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

There was only one shovel, so we took turns at the compost pile.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon